teenage years
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A fan of the band since her teenage years, she was in disbelief stepping into a location she’d seen countless times on screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
More than 80% of 13- to 18-year-olds experience acne during their teenage years.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
He remains a work in progress—Shelton didn’t seriously commit to tennis until his teenage years, workshopping under his father Bryan, an ex-pro and acclaimed college coach at Georgia Tech and Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
She says she is happy to have found a job where she can talk openly about the ordeal of her teenage years.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He took The Heart of the Matter down and began to read the first chapter, suddenly nostalgic for his teenage years when his mother would reread it every few months.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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